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Hong Kong Children and Youth Services

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Where: 6/F, 23 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui

What: Founded in 1978, the charity group aims to help individuals and families to better cope with life challenges. It also promotes social consciousness and a sense of civic responsibility among young people, while offering a wide variety of social services for children, youths, families and the elderly.

How: You can register online at www.cys.org.hk or call 2414 8283 for more information. Young people are eligible for volunteer work in a wide variety of training and activities, such as organising outings for children, teaming up with elderly people to serve the community and helping with the group's public events. Volunteers will be matched to activities according to their ability and expectations.
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Teen volunteer: Eric Wong Kim-ho, 17, is a sixth former at Buddhist Sin Tak College. An award-winning youth volunteer, he has been doing work for the group for three years.

'I mostly help with running activities or organising outings for children. For example, we once took a group of youngsters to a tea farm in Yuen Long and also visited a pizza restaurant.

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'Sometimes we provide interest classes on sports - such as basketball - or hold tutorial classes for them. These activities are aimed at giving children the chance to see more of the world and also teach them the importance of team spirit.

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